A Woman of No Importance · Character
Sir John Kelvil
A pompous member of Parliament with strong opinions.
minor
Also known as Sir John, John, Kelvil, Mr. Kelvil
First appearance: a woman of no importance
Sir John Kelvil's tie to Lady Hunstanton is one of the pressures that moves A Woman of No Importance—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Sir John Kelvil first appears in 0003 a woman of no importance.
With Lady Hunstanton (social): They share a polite, conventional social relationship as members of the same country house party. With Mrs. Arbuthnot (social): They are polite acquaintances; Sir John shows her mild, conventional respect. With Lord Illingworth (rivalry): They are political and social rivals, with Lord Illingworth dismissing Sir John as a dull, moralizing bore.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Social
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Central House Party Figures
- Protagonist
- Peripheral Society Characters
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- Lady Hunstanton
social · positive
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- Mrs. Arbuthnot
social · positive
- Lord Illingworth
rivalry · negative
- Archdeacon Daubeny
social · positive
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